Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum (Vermoesen) Harms
Tola; Agba
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Agba | |
| Deutsch | Tola; Agba | |
| English | Tola; Agba | |
| Français | Agba; tola blanc | |
| Italiano | Tola; Agba | |
| Suomi | Tola; Agba | |
| Norsk | Tola; Agba | |
| Čeština | Tola; Agba | |
| Español | Tola; Agba | |
| Svenska | Tola; Agba | |
| Polski | Tola; Agba | |
| Український | Tola; Agba | |
| Român | Tola; Agba | |
| Русский | Tola; Agba | |
| Български | Tola; Agba | |
| EESTI | Tola; Agba | |
| 日本語 | Tola; Agba | |
| Other names | tola branca (DE, AO, CG); agbara, moboron (NG); avulu, boana, bokuku, bolimba, ntola, ntuba, mpele, mupaka (CG, CD); alop, mpele (AO); sinedom (CM); emolo (GA) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Congo Basin | |||
| States and Territories | Zaire; Nigeria; Gabon; Cameroon; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Gossweilerodendron | |||
| Species | balsamiferum | |||
| Author citation | (Vermoesen) Harms | |||
| Scientific name | Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum (Vermoesen) Harms | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/caegobal.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis gelb/braun bis rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2to3 | |||
| Beetle | S | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability
(according to EN 350)
| Impregnability of heartwood | 3 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 1 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Physical properties
| Shrinkage radial, mean | 2.30 | % | ||
| Shrinkage tangential, mean | 4.30 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 480.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 500.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 510.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Flexural strength, mean | 77.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Shear strength, mean | 10.30 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 8100.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Machining of tropical woods
(Provided by: Precius Woods)
| Machine processing | Good | |||
| Note on machine processing | Gummy ingredient can stick sawdust | |||
| Predrilling | recommended | |||
| Gluing | Yes | |||
Janka hardness
| Parallel | 3300 | %/% | ||
Shrinkage rate fresh to 65% RH &phi (approx. 12% EMC)
| Radial | 1 | % | ||
| Tangential | 2.7 | % | ||
Areas of application
| Furniture; Flooring; Doors & Windowframes |
Appearances
Wood
Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum , ©Precious Woods
Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum , ©Dennis Wilson